re: Checklist conversion to Database program

I have done lots of manually entered catalogues and the work is astronomical.  The human error factor is also a problem.
Michael Hommick of the North American Lily Society recently completed the huge project of putting the Royal Horticultural Lily Registry on disk.   I can not tell you how valuable this has been to me over the last couple of years.

Michael used Microsoft Access and I would like to suggest that a combination of scanning, MS Access and some careful checking by computer knowledgeable and iris informed individuals,  would be the most reasonable/efficient way to get the R & I on disk.

Your respectfully
G.L. Michaelis
glmichaelis@man.net
"Perennially in Trouble" in Warren, Manitoba.


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From: 	Chad Schroter
Sent: 	November 6, 1996 8:15:57 AM
To: 	Multiple recipients of list
Subject: 	re: Checklist conversion to Database program


        Let me first say I have never done the following, but that said have access to many programmers who have or at least claim to know how, as well as being a programmer myself.

        If you scan the Checklists into files (ie .csv). The files can be imported into many data base programs ie. Microsoft Access. If the scanned file data does not conform to the import data requirements (ie. we need to add commas to delineate some fields) but does adhere to some format in terms of number of  fields etc., It should be possible to write a program that would "parse" the checklist entries into separate fields with commas etc. prior to importing it 
into the database.

        At the very least I would think it would be easier to edit the scanned data manually, inserting commas etc. before importing it that it would be to enter in EVERY SINGLE FIELD manually with the associated human error factor. ( no spell checker will catch a misspelled common name). 

        If someone has interest in pursuing this in more detail, I would enjoy being of service as a programmer or gatherer of information.

        Chad Schroter   at Quantum Corporation
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